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Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and shall not carry on any
activities not permitted to be carried on by an organization exempt from Federal income tax
under IRC 501(c)(3) or corresponding provisions of any subsequent law.
B. No part of the net earnings of the Association shall inure to the benefit of any member,
trustee, director, officer of the Association, or any private individual (except that reasonable
compensation may be paid for services rendered to or for the Association), and no
member, trustee, or officer of the Association or any private individual shall be entitled to
share in the distribution of any of the Association’s assets on dissolution of the Association.
C. No substantial part of the activities of the Association shall be carrying on propaganda,
or otherwise attempting to influence legislation (except as otherwise provided by IRC 501
(h) or participating in, or intervening in (including the publication or distribution of
statements) any political campaign on behalf of, or in opposition to, any candidate for public
office.
D. In any year in which the Association is a private foundation as described in Section
509(a), the Association shall distribute its income for said period in such time and manner
as not to subject it to tax under IRC 4942, and the Association shall not:
1. Engage in any act of self-dealing as defined in IRC 4941(d),
2. Retain an excess business holding as defined in IRC Section 4943(0),
3. Make any investments in such a manner as to subject the Association to tax under
Section 4944, or
4. Make any taxable expenditure as defined in IRC 4945(d) or corresponding provisions of
any subsequent Federal tax laws.

Revised Aug 13, 2017

PART II. Rules and Specifications
1. INTERPRETATION: Specifications, however complete, cannot anticipate every possible
situation that may arise. If a point is not herein covered, a ruling shall be obtained from the
Rules Committee. In interpreting the rules and specifications, the Rules Committee shall
consider the intent rather than any technical construction that might be derived from the
wording, and shall bear in mind at all times the basic principle of the specifications, which is
to maintain the Ensign Class as one-design class. Nothing is optional in these rules and
specifications unless so stated.
General Rules: In the absence of specific rules to the contrary, the ISAF rules (RRS) shall
apply including the US Sailing Prescriptions.
2. STANDARDS: The original plans and specifications on file with the Ensign Class
Association, or a certified copy of these plans acquired by the Association, as modified by
the Technical Committee and these Rules, shall be considered as setting forth the official
standards with respect to hull, spars and rigging.
3. ELIGIBILITY OF BOATS:
A. It shall be the responsibility of the individual fleets to insure that their member boats
abide by the Association’s rules and specifications for local competition. The Rules
Committee will rule on any matter submitted to it by a fleet. The measurement and
certification of Ensigns to be sailed in the National or Regional Class Championships shall
be under the control of the Governing Committee or its appointees.
B. An Ensign may be challenged by means of a protest, in writing, stating the grounds
thereof, submitted to the Secretary, who shall refer it to the Rules Committee for decision.
Any such protest shall be accompanied by a check for $10 that shall be refunded if the
protest is sustained and otherwise paid into the Association treasury.
C. The Rules Committee shall have the power to declare a boat ineligible.
4. HULLS:
A. All hulls shall conform to the design and specifications of the Ensign as built in 1962 by
the Pearson Corporation so that the one-design aspect of the boat shall remain unchanged.
B. Fairing and or removal of the head outlet and intake fittings are permitted.

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